Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Denmark
Denmark: Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence was 128 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Denmark, 2011–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 128 for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in 2023.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Denmark peaked at 236 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 126, in 2019.
Denmark ranks 29th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 210 | — |
| 2012 | 203 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 198 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 230 | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 218 | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 207 | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 236 | +14.0% |
| 2018 | 230 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 126 | -45.2% |
| 2020 | 147 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 144 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 140 | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 128 | -8.6% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 128 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 223, 57% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 128 is below the median for high income countries, which is 214, 60% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Denmark changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -45.2% | 230 | 126 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 206.44 | 126 | 236 | 9 |
| 2020s | 139.75 | 128 | 147 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
More health data for Denmark
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -3.12 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1019 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 31 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4524 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0247 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.4338 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.026 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Denmark?
- Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence in Denmark was 128 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 236 in 2017.
- What is the lowest causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 126 in 2019.
- How does Denmark rank for causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence?
- Denmark ranks 29th out of 43 countries with data for 2023.
- Is causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Causes of death - infant mortality by country of residence. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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